Clay
proper nouncommon in dialogue
- //kleɪ//
A surname originating as an occupation.
proper noun
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A surname originating as an occupation.
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A male given name transferred from the surname.
When he was about five years old some kids asked Clay why his mother had called him that. And he did not know. But began to wonder.
The lone "nay" came from the Republican lawmaker from Louisiana, Clay Higgins, who defied his party saying his vote was a principled "NO".
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A diminutive of the male given name Clayton.
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A number of places in the United States: A city in Jefferson County, Alabama.
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A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California.
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A number of places in the United States: A home rule city in Webster County, Kentucky, named after Henry Clay.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Adair County, Missouri.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Onondaga County, New York, named after Henry Clay.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Jackson County, Ohio.
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A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Burleson County, Texas.
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A number of places in the United States: A town, the county seat of Clay County, West Virginia.
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A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in the town of Komensky, Jackson County, Wisconsin.
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A number of places in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Clay Township.
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Variant of Clay CountyEllipsis of Clay County.
Etymology
From a Middle English occupational name for a clay worker, or a habitational name, from Old English clǣġ (“clay”).
Forms
- plural
- Clays
Clay · A surname originating as an occupation.
Clayton · A placename: A large number of places in the United States: A…clean · Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not…Clean · A surname.